misc Bickering Kills Some Coastal Trail Upgrades by Matt Baume Well, it would have been nice, but it's not going to happen. A delightful upgrade to a waterfront trail in the Presidio has officially been given the gong. Back in
SF News Potential "Child Predator" Really Was Just Doing Pull-Ups Everyone can all rest easy now. The alleged potential child predator who was spotted suspiciously lurking/doing pull-ups at Mountain Lake Park has been identified and deemed harmless by SFPD. The suspect, whose
SF News Only You Can Help McLaren Park Receive $30,000 Do you love McLaren Park? Yes. Yes, you do. Would you like to see $30,000 in grant money go renovating McLaren Park? Yes. Yes, you would. Because it needs it. However, in
SF News Potential Child Predator at Mountain Lake Park, Says SFPD UPDATE: SFPD has questioned and cleared the suspect of any wrong-doing. Sightings of the potential child predator at Mountain Lake Park have been officially confirmed by SFPD. A reader let us know that
SF News Beware of Alleged Pervy PT Cruiser-Driving Lurker at Mountain Lake Park UPDATE: SFPD has questioned and cleared the suspect of any wrong-doing. The following warning has been circulating throughout various parenting lists regarding a lurker at Mountain Lake Park in the Richmond. As always,
misc SFist Out and About They were finishing up the installation of the new sculpture at Patricia's Green in Hayes Valley yesterday. Anyone know who the artist is? Update: The sculpture is called Ecstasy, and the artists are
SF News Two-Year Partial Dolores Park Closure Possible During Rennovation Uptown Almanac has word that "up to 14 acres" of Dolores Park could close for up to two years while the much-loved park undergoes a city-approved $11.7 million renovation. Kevin Montgomery reports:
SF News Map: POPOS (Privately Owned Public Open Spaces) Of San Francisco Produced in part by the fine folks at SPUR (San Francisco Planning & Urban Research Association), this map indicates POPOS (Privately Owned Public Open Spaces). Many of them, it seems, are not visited
SF News The Future of State Parks: Partnerships, Closures & Possibly Corporations California State Parks director Ruth Coleman said that the agency faces a total of about $39 million in cuts after the new budget, which directly states a $14.2 million cut, was signed
SF News Schwarzenegger Signs Budget, Adds More Cuts That Are Expected to Close 100 State Parks Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger finally signed California's budget today, making additional cuts to fill a $1.1 billion gap left by legislators in their approved package. An additional $6.2 million was cut from
misc Overzealous Park Rangers? SFist posted last week about the lovely Huntington Park on Nob Hill, and commenter hthoms responded with an account of some pushy park rangers "abusing their power" by harassing park-goers with off-leash dogs,
misc Photos: Huntington Park On Nob Hill Nestled amongst the former mansions of the old railroad tycoons and silver kings on Nob Hill and directly across from the beautiful Grace Cathedral, Huntington Park is an urban oasis for retirees, freelancers,
SF News The Restroom Taskforce Needs Your Help San Francisco really does have a task force for everything. Even for public crappers. Behold. The Restroom Taskforce is looking for your input on possible locations for new restrooms in our neighborhood parks.
Arts & Entertainment Skateboard Club Gets Artsy for a Good Cause (By Travis Jensen) The S.F. Skate Club, a youth skateboarding program dedicated to providing children with skateboarding lessons and mentoring, hosted an art show last Friday in Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi’s office
SF News Last Night's Harvey Milk Club Civility No one pulled out a bitch's clump of hair. That's the big news. Oh, and some other stuff happened, ahem: The Club's membership voted tonight on the February 2008 ballot and the June
misc SFist Answers -- Park at Scott and Waller? But we received this urgent question from someone about a park we've neither seen nor frolicked in. Maybe you have an answer regarding this mystifying Scott and Waller area? (Do check out Google's
SF News Day Around the Bay -- Ross Mirkarimi, sole supe against Clear Channel. [SFBG] -- Out-of-town drug dealers bring their goofballs and china white to SF. [Examiner] -- Stupid TV can't ever get us right, or so says
Arts & Entertainment Park(ing) Day Pics Some of our readers and us came across Park(ing) Day parks. The ones we went to had some of the friendliest frolicking individuals we have ever met who were sober. And these
SF News It's Park(ing) Day It's Park(ing) Day, folks. Today's the day REBAR, a San Francisco-based art collective, thought of taking parking spaces and turning them into public ones by creating fun-sized parks. Now cities all over
SF News Day Around The Bay -- Norman Nsu to return to Redwood City. [ABC7] -- Beth Spotswood writes in real-time about this year's Macy's Passport, with SFist aluma Eve Batey as the Virgil to her Dante. [Chron] --
Arts & Entertainment Oakland Bans Rich, Smooth, Satisfying Smoking In Public Spaces Today, the Oakland City Council voted to ban smoking in "ATM lines, parks and other public places," which is smurfy, health-conscious, makes the bitch behind you at the ATM line stops her self-righteous
misc Blocker: 2600 Jackson Exploring San Francisco through the lens of city blocks, Blocker is a weekly series by Charles Hodgkins. Look for it on SFist each Wednesday, around the lunching hour. View the map of all
Arts & Entertainment Chris Black's Dance Project: <em>Pastime</em> Local, Izzie Award-winning choreographer Chris Black takes nine dancers and breaks down the game of baseball into nine different parts, with strong footwork representing varied aspects of the game: sliding into home, making
SF News Shark Attack in Monterey It's been a busy day in the Bay Area. We guess that JAWS was feeling a little bit left out of all the action and thought today might be a good day to
